John Widdowson and London Fieldwork

Later in the year, I am going to be visiting the Olympics Park on several occasions, as part of a GA event, and also accompanying a school on a fieldwork visit so that I can get back in the swing of fieldwork and also bring myself up to date on this location, which will continue to attract interest beyond the end of the games.
I thought I'd pass on details of opportunities to visit the park with students and have tuition from author and all round good bloke John Widdowson....

FIELDWORK OPPORTUNITIES IN EAST LONDON FOR OCR A

There is a lot happening in east London this year around the London 2012 Games. The transformation of the Lea Valley into the Olympic Park, urban regeneration on a grand scale and the potential for sustainable development – all of them present a unique opportunity to investigate geography in action.

Of specific relevance to schools following the OCR A spec, is the opening of Westfield Stratford City, now the largest urban shopping centre in Europe. The centre will now allow supervised school groups to undertake shopping fieldwork investigations in and around the centre.

Two one-day programmes, designed to meet the requirements of OCR A controlled assessment titles are now on offer. If neither of these programmes suit, other days can be developed to meet your requirements.

Shopping in Stratford – an investigation to compare two neighbouring shopping centres – Stratford Town Centre and Westfield Stratford City. Students will find out how each shopping centre meets the needs of different groups of people and how peoples’ shopping experience might change in the 21st century.

Sustainable shopping? – an investigation at Westfield Stratford City into the extent it can be described as ‘environmentally-friendly’. Students will consider how it could be made more sustainable and, indeed, whether modern consumerism can ever be called sustainable.

Starting point – Stratford Station is easy to reach by rail or road
Times – Allow 6 hours - one-day programmes usually run from 10.00-4.00
Cost – Basic charge of £200 a day for a tutor with up to 30 students - transport, hire of venues and extra tutors will cost more.

For further information, contact John Widdowson
email:  widdowsons@talk21.com

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